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And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. (KJV)

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וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.Rahand he recognized it

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26, Genesis 42:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 1

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 2

כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.net[it is] [the] long garment of

Lemma: כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת (ke.to.net) · Strong's: H3801

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: tunic

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 37:32, Exodus 28:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3801; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 3

בְּנִ֔יbe.Nison my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 4

חַיָּ֥הchai.Yahan animal

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 5

רָעָ֖הra.'Ahwild

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: bad: harmful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 40:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 6

אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huit has eaten him

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 7

טָרֹ֥ףta.Rofcertainly <to tear>

Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to tear

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 44:28, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9, Job 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 8

טֹרַ֖ףto.Rafhe has been torn to pieces

Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)

Meaning: to tear

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 44:28, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9, Job 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 9

יוֹסֵֽף\׃yo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 37:33 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

His father recognized it	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
It is my son’s	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
robe	→	כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת H3801 tunic
A vicious	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
animal	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
has devoured him	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
has surely been torn to pieces	→	טָרַף H2963 to tear
. . .	→	טָרַף H2963 to tear

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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